Annette N. Brown
Editor-in-Chief
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Annette N. Brown is the Chief Strategy and Evidence Officer at FHI 360 and the editorial lead for R&E Search for Evidence. She leads the development of FHI 360’s global strategy and guides implementation of that strategy to address global challenges. The Strategy, Innovation and Evidence office, which she heads, frames and supports the organization’s innovation architecture and conducts measurement, data, evaluation and evidence functions for advancing FHI 360’s growth as a learning organization and supporting data-driven performance management and evidence-based programs, research and advocacy.
Previous experience
Prior to joining FHI 360, Brown led the Washington, D.C., office of the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) and served on its executive team. In this role, she oversaw a variety of research and grant-making programs, raised millions in funds and led engagement with 3ie’s member ministries, foundations and organizations. Earlier in her career, she worked at both for-profit and not-for-profit development implementers in senior management positions that involved research, strategy, program management, business development, technical assistance, and measurement and evaluation. Her research and program experience encompasses several development sectors, including economic growth, democracy and governance, and global health. She has advised government ministries and agencies in all regions of the world and has worked in more than 30 countries.
Recent publications
- Wood BDK, Müller R and Brown AN. Push button replication: Is impact evaluation evidence for international development verifiable? PLoS ONE 13(12): e0209416.
- Burke HM, Chen M and Brown AN. Applying factorial designs to disentangle the effects of integrated development. IDS Bulletin, Vol. 49, No. 4, 2018.
- Namey E, Laumann LC and Brown AN. Learning about integrated development using longitudinal mixed methods programme evaluation. IDS Bulletin, Vol. 49, No. 4, 2018.
- Brown AN and Wood BDK. Replication studies of development impact evaluations. The Journal of Development Studies, 2018.
- Brown AN and Wood BDK. Which tests not witch hunts: A diagnostic approach for conducting replication research. Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal, 12 (2018-53): 1-26.
- Sabet SM and Brown AN. Is impact evaluation still on the rise? The new trends in 2010-2015. Journal of Development Effectiveness, Vol. 10, No. 3, 2018.
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